Controller

Job Description

Job Description

This position is a member of the company’s management team and is responsible for the management of the accounting department, including Accounts Receivable, Credit and Collections, Accounts Payable and General Accounting, audit, SOX compliance and inventory. The person will maintain the company’s GAAP compliant financial books and records, close the books monthly and yearly, complete and comply with hard close checklist, produce financial statements, forecasts, strategy planning, budgets, and other reports as needed by management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

● Supervise, train as needed, accounting staff (3-4)

● Assure compliance to GAAP with regards to the accounting processing and bookkeeping

● Develop, document, and maintain written accounting policies and procedures

● Assure proper Internal Controls and segregation of duties to manage and safeguard the company’s

financial assets

● Oversight of biannual Internal Audit Review process

● Close the books monthly and produce financial information within 3 days of close of period

● Oversight, and review, of the production of periodic financial reports; ensures that the reported results

comply with generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards

for three operating units

● Review all appropriate reconciliations of General Ledger accounts on a monthly basis, back-up

supporting journals, reports, etc. and documented evidence of completed reconciliations

● Maintain and manage the tracking and accounting of all the company’s Fixed Assets and Depreciation

schedules

● Produce, manage, and report the annual Budget and monthly Forecast; gathering input from

management, updating as needed, and reporting on progress throughout the year

● Provide Management with financial analysis, reports, graphs, etc. to reflect the business units

performance, and to assist with understanding and managing the operations of the business units

● Recommends benchmarks that will be used by the General Manager with Financial Data for continuous

improvement.

● Oversee or actively participate in various agency audits, such as:

o Insurance audits o Sales Tax
o Property Taxes o Other

● Assure compliance with all government requirements and agencies (tax filing focus: Property & Sales/Use)

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

● Accounting degree from 4-year college

● CPA certificate desired, not required

● Prior experience, at least 5 years, as Controller, or equivalent at companies with annual revenues

greater than $40 million in manufacturing, preferably with a publicly traded company.

● Inventory Management

● ERP system experience

● Prior supervision experience

● Strong Excel spreadsheet skills

● Analytical and research skills

● Self-starter, able to work independently with minimal supervision

● Team oriented, works well with others in a cooperative, sharing manner, while maintaining

independence and reasonable checks and balances

JOB STANDARDS

Required Job Standards (all employees)

• Presence & Participation - Maintain a clean, positive and supportive work environment and a general spirit of cooperation. Be a team player by maintaining effective working relationships and communicating clearly in a respectful and professional manner with staff, outside agencies and clients. Adhere to all applicable confidentiality and ethical guidelines. Comply with safe work practices. Abide by ADCE’s policies and procedures. Attend all meetings as assigned. Be mindful of agency and component mission statements in your work. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.
• Flexibility & Responsiveness - Respond appropriately to supervision feedback in order to improve effectiveness, including ability to integrate corrective criticism and direction from your supervisor. Be open to feedback from other staff members. Be open to growth both professionally and personally as it relates to improving your job performance. Participate in training as needed to develop additional skills as identified and directed by your supervisor. Be flexible with job duties and the scheduling of work hours. Constructively manage stressful situations. Consistently follow supervisor's direction. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.
• Accuracy & Time Management - Perform all tasks assigned completely and accurately and within required time frames. Follow appropriate documentation guidelines to ensure compliance with all local, County, State and Federal regulations and contract and funding requirements. Effectively utilize email, word processing programs and other electronic tools in order to work as efficiently as possible. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.
• Cultural Diversity - Be supportive and contribute to a culturally diverse and sensitive environment.
• Maintain an open and cooperative approach. Provide an environment of acceptance that supports and respects people of different gender, ethnicities, cultural values, sexual orientation, race, language, religion, age, disability, family composition and socio-economic status. Identify and reflect upon personal values, experiences and biases that may be barriers to working with certain groups of people. Be supportive of these standards with other staff.